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This beer steamed corn on the cob is slathered with homemade honey cilantro citrus butter. This side dish is delicious and the perfect use for fresh farm corn or any fresh corn you hoarded during the summer and froze.
Ok, I know you’re probably looking at this thinking “Ummm it’s fall. Why are you showing me corn?”
Well, I have a reason!
Growing up we always grew our own sweet corn.
That meant that we have a TON of corn and only 3 people to actually eat the corn. So we did what any normal person would do – we froze it.
Did you know you could freeze corn on the cob? Well, you can! It’s simple – just blanch it, chill it and then freeze it!
Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Or easy peasy corny cobby? <— Ugh. That’s worse. Don’t use that one!
The great thing about this recipe is that it can be made in the summer or winter.
If you opt to make it in the fall or winter it’s basically like a little “Hey summer! I remember you and I want you to know that I miss you and I love you and I want you to come back.”
PLUS who doesn’t love the combination of beer, butter, cilantro, and citrus?
Instead of doing things the normal way I decided to steam my corn with beer water.
Holy heck yes!
Then I opted to slather each and every cob in a homemade honey cilantro citrus butter.
You guys – if you’re not making your own flavored butter you need to get on that train!
More corn recipes
- Craving flavor-packed corn on the cob? Try my Grilled Mexican Corn.
- Love a good dip? Try my Creamy Bacon Jalapeno Corn Dip.
- Need a basic recipe? Try my Grilled Corn on the Cob.
- Want a holiday recipe? Try my Bacon Corn Sourdough Stuffing.
Beer Steamed Corn on the Cob
Equipment
Ingredients
For corn:
- 5 ears corn, husks removed
- 1 cup beer, I used Corona
- 1 cup water
For butter:
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- ½ lime, zested
- ½ lime, juiced
- ¼ cup minced cilantro
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
For corn:
- Add water and beer to the bottom of your pot. You want about 2-3 inches of liquid at the bottom of your pot so add more or less to reach that amount.
- Add a steamer basket to the pot and add corn. If you are doing a lot of corn you can stand it up vertically in the pot (if it’s not too tall because you need to be able to use the lid) so it cooks evenly. Since I only steamed 5 ears of corn it worked well just being placed onto the steamer.
- Cover the pot with a lid and set the heat to high.
- Once the water starts boiling steam the corn for about 15 minutes or until fully cooked. Keep an eye on the water and add more if needed. You do not want the pan to boil dry.
- Once cooked, remove from the pan and serve with honey cilantro lime butter.
For butter:
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix till combined. Keep cold until ready to use.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I had no clue you could freeze corn on the cob! Gosh – I so gotta try your method of blanching and freezing it AND i’ve so gotta try this beer steamed version too – corn never goes out of season – at least in ma books! Happy Friday!
Oh my gosh, I love new ideas like this. I never would have thought to steam corn in beer!
Oh my goodness, what a beautiful idea, first of all did not know that you could freeze corn like this and the cilantro butter sounds amazing!
The butter on this alone is making my mouth water!
I have got to do this. What a fun recipe!
This sounds amazing. There is no way I can possibly save this for summer only, so I am glad you aren’t trying to hide it from us until then!
Oh! I had no idea that you could freeze corn on the cob! Now I know – awesome! That butter is dreamy and perfect with corn. Nice!
I usually boil corn with butter, but cooking in beer sounds even better!
Beer steamed corn?! Whoa, how have I never heard of this before?! My dad used to always freeze corn on the cob so we could enjoy it all winter long! 🙂
Steaming corn with beer is such a fun idea! I’ll definitely have to give that a try!